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Title: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: ESFitness on December 17, 2013, 09:05:18 PM
I've had it with my kids mother.

she filed for full custody about 3yrs ago (after we'd already split), I figured I wouldn't fight it for 2 reasons. #1 didn't want to drag my kids through a custody battle, since I'd been in one with my parents divorced. and #2, I figured she'd get more financial aid/benefits with full custody and since they lived with her, she'd need it more than me.

well, it's been 3years of her making visitation as difficult as she possible can.

agreeing to visitation's, only to text/email back an hour later to cancel... this happens constantly.

($20 says she told her bf I was gonna be in town in a couple days and wanted to see my kids and he says "fuck no.. don't let him call the shots. demand he makes the apt 2 weeks in advance" or something similar... )

well, today is the last straw. I'm filing for joint custody to get at the very least court ordered visitation.

I'm in CA, and we live in different cities.

I know technically, I don't need a lawyer to file the paperwork, but if I don't get a lawyer am I killing my chances at getting court ordered visitation?

I'm fully employed and have been for years, and I've never missed or been late on a child support payment. I can provide financially for myself as well as my children. She, on the other hand, has not held a job for longer than a few months since 2005.. and has been going to 'nursing school' off and on since 2001. (she already has a BA from UCLA, but refuses to use it to obtain a 'real' job).

I do copies of every bit of correspondence where she's canceled the visits. emails, texts, ect...
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: arce1988 on December 17, 2013, 09:06:14 PM
sorry brother  :(
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Viking11 on December 17, 2013, 09:13:27 PM
Get an attorney. I actually won primary custody of my kids that way.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Alex23 on December 17, 2013, 09:15:11 PM
ESFitness,

sorry to read about this, I can only imagine the pain of being on the short end of visitations. I'm no expert but her lack of action to enter the job market could be playing in your favor. You seem like a decent guy able to provide. Lots have changed in the last 10 years when it comes to custody and correlation with income and lifestyle. Let me dig a little and check your PM, a good friend of mine is a divorce lawyer and I highly recommend him.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: SamoanIrishman on December 17, 2013, 09:19:11 PM
Get an attorney. I actually won primary custody of my kids that way.

Ditto. Find one that is referred by Fathers Advocates. Took me about 7months and $22k but worth every penny.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: dyslexic on December 17, 2013, 09:20:56 PM
If the bitch wants to fight, yes.

If she wants to be a good mother and play nice, no.

What sucks is this: If she is going to make you fight for custody, she will take out any problems she has with you on the kids.

Could go either way.

My ex is still a great friend. We split amicably. We never let the kids feel any pain. Never made them choose. Never tried to turn them against the other parent. We still spend holidays together. Our kids (until they grew up) could stay with either one of us whenever they wanted.

My GF has absolutely NO say in anything, neither does my ex's BF.

That is called respect. We are the parents of these children and nothing can change that. She should respect that.

Unfortunately, many women get stupid and emotional and use the kids as if they were Pawns in a Chess game.

Good luck bro ~
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: tu_holmes on December 17, 2013, 09:21:05 PM
Don't ever believe she will not bring one of her own.

Remain calm and patient, then when she least expects it... Fuck that bitch in her anus without lube and with no remorse.

"Beware the fury of a patient man."
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Roger Bacon on December 17, 2013, 09:22:01 PM
You need an attorney
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: WalterWhite on December 17, 2013, 09:30:51 PM
You need an attorney

And a good one.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: ESFitness on December 17, 2013, 09:32:36 PM
the good thing is I train attorneys.

the bad thing is I train attorneys that dont' deal with custody/divorce stuff. lol

I know for a fact she won't get an attorney because she can't afford one.. her parents would have to pay for it, and they are tired of paying for her shit.

I'm fucking furious right now, probably best to sleep on it a bit.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: SamoanIrishman on December 17, 2013, 09:33:22 PM
If the bitch wants to fight, yes.

If she wants to be a good mother and play nice, no.

What sucks is this: If she is going to make you fight for custody, she will take out any problems she has with you on the kids.

Could go either way.

My ex is still a great friend. We split amicably. We never let the kids feel any pain. Never made them choose. Never tried to turn them against the other parent. We still spend holidays together. Our kids (until they grew up) could stay with either one of us whenever they wanted.

My GF has absolutely NO say in anything, neither does my ex's BF.

That is called respect. We are the parents of these children and nothing can change that. She should respect that.

Unfortunately, many women get stupid and emotional and use the kids as if they were Pawns in a Chess game.

Good luck bro ~

Ideally it would be awesome to have this but my experience taught me people change in time and not always for the best. Either way id hire a lawyer and draft a VERY specific parenting plan. If you guys deviate cool but if she gets crazy later you have something to fall back on. Pm me ill give you something's to ask for as a father.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: ESFitness on December 17, 2013, 09:34:18 PM
thank god I've never let her know how I make my money. as far as she knows I work and get a paycheck (from which they take child support).
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Mawse on December 17, 2013, 09:43:50 PM
If she knows you use or worse still sell, Aas then wave your kids bye bye.

They'll paint you as a potential Chris Benoit and the judge will order a drug test then join in condemning you as more dangerous to kids than a convicted sex offender.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: SF1900 on December 17, 2013, 09:45:23 PM
Yes, when you need advice about law, definitely ask getbiggers.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: ESFitness on December 17, 2013, 09:48:34 PM
Yes, when you need advice about law, definitely ask getbiggers.

well, I ask here. maybe somebody here was in a similar situation.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: SamoanIrishman on December 17, 2013, 09:58:23 PM
well, I ask here. maybe somebody here was in a similar situation.

Been there twice. Won both times. Both wins were for daughters which if anyone knows the fucking system its hard as shit to get custody of girls as a father.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: POB on December 17, 2013, 10:29:16 PM
Good luck in California, you need to PROVE she's an unfit mother to get full custody or she has to surrender custody to you. If your going to court you need a lawyer,good luck
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: arce1988 on December 17, 2013, 10:31:23 PM
 :(
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Kim Jong Bob on December 18, 2013, 12:22:13 AM
What a evil bitch..how can she do that to her own kids. No mather how much i would hate my daughters mother it wouldnt mather cause i love my daughter and she loves her mother and that is way much more important than my ego.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Gonuclear on December 18, 2013, 12:38:22 AM
I've had it with my kids mother.

she filed for full custody about 3yrs ago (after we'd already split), I figured I wouldn't fight it for 2 reasons. #1 didn't want to drag my kids through a custody battle, since I'd been in one with my parents divorced. and #2, I figured she'd get more financial aid/benefits with full custody and since they lived with her, she'd need it more than me.

well, it's been 3years of her making visitation as difficult as she possible can.

agreeing to visitation's, only to text/email back an hour later to cancel... this happens constantly.

($20 says she told her bf I was gonna be in town in a couple days and wanted to see my kids and he says "fuck no.. don't let him call the shots. demand he makes the apt 2 weeks in advance" or something similar... )

well, today is the last straw. I'm filing for joint custody to get at the very least court ordered visitation.

I'm in CA, and we live in different cities.

I know technically, I don't need a lawyer to file the paperwork, but if I don't get a lawyer am I killing my chances at getting court ordered visitation?

I'm fully employed and have been for years, and I've never missed or been late on a child support payment. I can provide financially for myself as well as my children. She, on the other hand, has not held a job for longer than a few months since 2005.. and has been going to 'nursing school' off and on since 2001. (she already has a BA from UCLA, but refuses to use it to obtain a 'real' job).

I do copies of every bit of correspondence where she's canceled the visits. emails, texts, ect...

That sounds tough, especially after going through the divorce of your parents.

You need a lawyer.  Women have the advantage in child custody hearings. And you want to win.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: booty on December 18, 2013, 12:48:59 AM
What a evil bitch..how can she do that to her own kids. No mather how much i would hate my daughters mother it wouldnt mather cause i love my daughter and she loves her mother and that is way much more important than my ego.
yes it's totally selfish. The children need their father too and being apart from him is hurting them.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: ESFitness on December 18, 2013, 01:07:45 AM
I'm not looking for full custody, I just want court-ordered visitation to where she cannot pull a "oh, Saturday isn't going to work for us.. something came up" without giving a reason when she'd previously agreed to the time/day.. or when she does agree to visits, it's "we will be there 11ish-noon" on a Saturday, when she knows I work till midnight or have clients Saturdays that I need to reschedule or cancel (canceling 2 clients costs me $200), knowing that it takes me 2hours driving to get there at least.. I say i'll be there at noon.. and she says "we'll be gone by noon".. so what? I get to see them from "11ish till noon"? when "11ish" to her means 11:20am.. so I get what? 40 fucking minutes? and she needed 2 weeks notice for that? fuck that bitch..... I'm filing papers, and we'll let the courts figure it out. you have your friends/sister/boyfriend who've been "advising" you to thank for dragging your kids into court.... she could've made it very easy. just take your money and child support and let me see my kids like you agreed... but no, she wants the money, but make it cost me $100-200 in client money/income, $60 in gas, $60 in hotel, $50-100 in food (for me and if the kids eat) and more (stuff for the kids/entertainment/gifts, ect...) that's more money than she earns in her part-time job in 2 weeks.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: AbrahamG on December 18, 2013, 01:11:16 AM
I'm not looking for full custody, I just want court-ordered visitation to where she cannot pull a "oh, Saturday isn't going to work for us.. something came up" without giving a reason when she'd previously agreed to the time/day.. or when she does agree to visits, it's "we will be there 11ish-noon" on a Saturday, when she knows I work till midnight or have clients Saturdays that I need to reschedule or cancel (canceling 2 clients costs me $200), knowing that it takes me 2hours driving to get there at least.. I say i'll be there at noon.. and she says "we'll be gone by noon".. so what? I get to see them from "11ish till noon"? when "11ish" to her means 11:20am.. so I get what? 40 fucking minutes? and she needed 2 weeks notice for that? fuck that bitch..... I'm filing papers, and we'll let the courts figure it out. you have your friends/sister/boyfriend who've been "advising" you to thank for dragging your kids into court.... she could've made it very easy. just take your money and child support and let me see my kids like you agreed... but no, she wants the money, but make it cost me $100-200 in client money/income, $60 in gas, $60 in hotel, $50-100 in food (for me and if the kids eat) and more (stuff for the kids/entertainment/gifts, ect...) that's more money than she earns in her part-time job in 2 weeks.

Was she a girl when you were with her?  Or did she become bitter because you dumped her?
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: ESFitness on December 18, 2013, 01:39:07 AM
Was she a girl when you were with her?  Or did she become bitter because you dumped her?

she was 24 when we met, I was younger (try not to tell my age on this site), we were together about a decade... she's bitter for a bunch of reasons.. 3 I can think of, I suppose.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Dr.J on December 18, 2013, 01:51:53 AM
Lawyer up...I'm going through a mess my self with my ex....just make sure he is good.  Pm me I know some good ones.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Kim Jong Bob on December 18, 2013, 04:13:20 AM
yes it's totally selfish. The children need their father too and being apart from him is hurting them.
i know a couple that is like that. The bitch met my former friend when the baby was just 2months old and they have done everything they can to hold the kid away from the real father and his family, kids grandparents and aunts etc..they evwn learned the kid to call his stepdad for dad and the real dad by his name. They filed a charged for childabuse that was completly false (i was a friend with the stepfather that time until he stepped on my toes so he said it to me) in thqt way they coumd keep the kid 1year from the real dad..he is 6 now and 3 of those year total he didnt see his real father. It took ubtil he was 1.5 year  they where forced to let the real dad be with his kid and at that time he was just a stranger tp the poor kid....fucking assholes. The kid has suffered the most just because of their selfishness
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Rascal full on December 18, 2013, 04:32:16 AM
Good luck bro
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Ronnie Rep on December 18, 2013, 04:40:19 AM
You need an attorney! Obviously someone that specializes in family law in California!
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: CalvinH on December 18, 2013, 04:44:37 AM
Paul Hudd
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: XFACTOR on December 18, 2013, 05:39:17 AM
It baffles my mind that you guys post stuff like this on a bodybuilding chat forum.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Kim Jong Bob on December 18, 2013, 05:39:26 AM
Paul Hudd
you mean paul hupp lol
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Kim Jong Bob on December 18, 2013, 05:40:14 AM
It baffles my mind that you guys post stuff like this on a bodybuilding chat forum.
why?
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: mr.turbo on December 18, 2013, 05:45:44 AM
here's some better advice bro

try arbitration

way cheaper and less antagonistic all around which is better for the kiddos

the court option should be the last resort

Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: XFACTOR on December 18, 2013, 06:14:21 AM
why?

Posting very personal information on a bodybuilding forum called getbig in gossip and opinions just doesn't seem like a smart idea. I would think there would be better resources out there to solicit this type of advice.

 
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: CalvinH on December 18, 2013, 06:15:01 AM
you mean paul hupp lol


Oh yeah that's it ;D
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Kim Jong Bob on December 18, 2013, 06:27:19 AM

Oh yeah that's it ;D
paul hupp is a legend not only on getbig..lots of shit about him on the net if you google his name lol
http://blog.simplejustice.us/2010/10/29/maybe-not-as-persuasive-as-it-seemed/
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: booty on December 18, 2013, 06:30:33 AM
i know a couple that is like that. The bitch met my former friend when the baby was just 2months old and they have done everything they can to hold the kid away from the real father and his family, kids grandparents and aunts etc..they evwn learned the kid to call his stepdad for dad and the real dad by his name. They filed a charged for childabuse that was completly false (i was a friend with the stepfather that time until he stepped on my toes so he said it to me) in thqt way they coumd keep the kid 1year from the real dad..he is 6 now and 3 of those year total he didnt see his real father. It took ubtil he was 1.5 year  they where forced to let the real dad be with his kid and at that time he was just a stranger tp the poor kid....fucking assholes. The kid has suffered the most just because of their selfishness
The child deserves to have a relationship with both its mother and its father.  People should put aside their feelings for the sake of their child and be as mature as possible and keep things civil.  It's really really sad when a parent uses the child as a pawn to get back at the other person.  The children's happiest should come first!!!! 
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Power on December 18, 2013, 06:44:54 AM
Seems to me it would be a lot less expensive to buy a hammer, a shovel, and a few acres of property out in the Nevada desert.


PWR
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: SamoanIrishman on December 18, 2013, 10:34:33 AM
I'm not looking for full custody, I just want court-ordered visitation to where she cannot pull a "oh, Saturday isn't going to work for us..

Your chances of winning are much much higher if you're just trying to be a dad. ....as long as she doesn't have shit on you. One thing for sure. After there is a parenting plan in place hold her ads to it. Buy a journal and document everything and file contempt if she tries to fuck around. After so many of those you can get custody of you wanted.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Kim Jong Bob on December 18, 2013, 10:36:55 AM
The child deserves to have a relationship with both its mother and its father.  People should put aside their feelings for the sake of their child and be as mature as possible and keep things civil.  It's really really sad when a parent uses the child as a pawn to get back at the other person.  The children's happiest should come first!!!! 
you are are 100% right..not only did they try to prevent him from knowing his father but his grandparents and his hole half side of his relatives. Thats a part of why im not friends anymore with them.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Kim Jong Bob on December 18, 2013, 10:42:52 AM
Your chances of winning are much much higher if you're just trying to be a dad. ....as long as she doesn't have shit on you. One thing for sure. After there is a parenting plan in place hold her ads to it. Buy a journal and document everything and file contempt if she tries to fuck around. After so many of those you can get custody of you wanted.
good advice, and record every meeting with her or phonecall (of course dont let ver know that you do it) . If she says something stupid about the whole thing it will be a huge deal when you are in the  court. There are apps for tthatyou can download to your smartphone. I know i guy that did it and the bitch admitted to him just that she hates him (he had a new gf) and that the only reason she has lied  about him and is trying to get full custody is because she dont want her kid to get a new mommy (her word lol). She couldnt deny it when it was recorded
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: The Showstoppa on December 18, 2013, 10:44:26 AM
good advice, and record every meeting with her or phonecall (of course dont let ver know that you do it) . If she says something stupid about the whole thing it will be a huge deal when you are in the  court. There are apps for tthatyou can download to your smartphone. I know i guy that did it and the bitch admitted to him just that she hates him (he had a new gf) and that the only reason she has lied  about him and is trying to get full custody is because she dont want her kid to get a new mommy (her word lol). She couldnt deny it when it was recorded

Better check Cali laws first. Its illegal to record calls unless the other person is aware in some states.  Dont want to give her any ammo.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: SamoanIrishman on December 18, 2013, 10:47:23 AM
Better check Cali laws first. Its illegal to record calls unless the other person is aware in some states.  Dont want to give her any ammo.

True here to. That's why if she wants to be an immature retard you tell her you'd like to only communicate via text or email. If she call first thing you say is this call is being recorded.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Coach is Back! on December 18, 2013, 10:50:24 AM
I've had it with my kids mother.

she filed for full custody about 3yrs ago (after we'd already split), I figured I wouldn't fight it for 2 reasons. #1 didn't want to drag my kids through a custody battle, since I'd been in one with my parents divorced. and #2, I figured she'd get more financial aid/benefits with full custody and since they lived with her, she'd need it more than me.

well, it's been 3years of her making visitation as difficult as she possible can.

agreeing to visitation's, only to text/email back an hour later to cancel... this happens constantly.

($20 says she told her bf I was gonna be in town in a couple days and wanted to see my kids and he says "fuck no.. don't let him call the shots. demand he makes the apt 2 weeks in advance" or something similar... )

well, today is the last straw. I'm filing for joint custody to get at the very least court ordered visitation.

I'm in CA, and we live in different cities.

I know technically, I don't need a lawyer to file the paperwork, but if I don't get a lawyer am I killing my chances at getting court ordered visitation?

I'm fully employed and have been for years, and I've never missed or been late on a child support payment. I can provide financially for myself as well as my children. She, on the other hand, has not held a job for longer than a few months since 2005.. and has been going to 'nursing school' off and on since 2001. (she already has a BA from UCLA, but refuses to use it to obtain a 'real' job).

I do copies of every bit of correspondence where she's canceled the visits. emails, texts, ect...

Get an attorney...a cut throat attorney. These are your kids. If you want them, fight for them. But here's the big question. is she a good mother? I went through this but from beginning to end I had custody of my son. I wound up with full custody with her only getting 12% visitation. Document EVERYTHING.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Viking11 on December 18, 2013, 10:51:05 AM
She is violating the intent of the parental custody laws in Calif. STANDARD- even if you are a fuck up- which you aren't- is every other weekend, alternate holidays and a mid week visit. Minimum. Get a notebook and document everything. Every visit. Every phone call. Good luck!
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Kim Jong Bob on December 18, 2013, 10:52:00 AM
Better check Cali laws first. Its illegal to record calls unless the other person is aware in some states.  Dont want to give her any ammo.
aaah thats true didnt think about it. Here in sweden you can do that as long you are a part of the conversation.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Mr Nobody on December 18, 2013, 11:05:11 AM
aaah thats true didnt think about it. Here in sweden you can do that as long you are a part of the conversation.
This is why I use a Walkie-Talkie every single day.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Kim Jong Bob on December 18, 2013, 11:16:56 AM
This is why I use a Walkie-Talkie every single day.
lol wtf..are you on primemuscle mode again with the ramblings  ;D
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: OneMoreRep on December 18, 2013, 11:18:24 AM
Get yourself a lawyer that is extremely well versed in family law.

"1"
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Post by: arce1988 on December 18, 2013, 12:45:03 PM
 cholo, you date a lot of lawyers. are you a lawyer too? is that how you get your info?
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Mr Nobody on December 18, 2013, 01:05:52 PM
lol wtf..are you on primemuscle mode again with the ramblings  ;D
ha ha yes I am still laughing. Prime has not had a haircut in 20 years.
Title: Re: Filing for joint custody of my kids in CA.. is a lawyer needed?
Post by: Dr.J on December 19, 2013, 05:01:21 PM
The child deserves to have a relationship with both its mother and its father.  People should put aside their feelings for the sake of their child and be as mature as possible and keep things civil.  It's really really sad when a parent uses the child as a pawn to get back at the other person.  The children's happiest should come first!!!! 

X1,000